New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-28
HOT WORDS ABOUT SIDEWAYS
.rur Mayor ANpMR GIBBENs HAVE A TILT.

TIE MAYOR AND MR. GIBBENS HAVE TILT.
xR. HEWITT WINS IN THE WARFARE OF WORDS
BUT Is BEATEN IN THE VOTING
Thu meeting of the Board Of Electrical Control yeser'
Asy was lively Mr. Gibbons had tilt win tao
MAYOR and came on second intellectually although inc
MAYOR was beaten when 1t to voting The Mayors
Office was a hot place. and filed with cro"d VINO
perspirod and occasionally gasped for breath 10 'ne
moist overheated atmosphere, but enjoyed tne worry
warfare between the Mayor and MT Glopehs'
When the minutes we're read tho Mayor asked to have
them corrected saying that he did not WISH 10 DC
"a the author of such English as that used Engineer
K.arnev reported in favor Of allowing the Construction
Company to continue tho work OF laying conduits
through Broadway to Fourteenihst on the south ana
the north and at tho latter place to
make CONNECTIONS with the subways already constructed
on sixthave. This was the beginning OF storm Inc
Mayor said:
There nothing Indicate through what streets be-
tween and Thryfourth s the work s TO %
continued.
Engineer Kearney explained that Broadway was to be
torn up each de and the leaving out of the name In
the report oversight.
Mayor Hewitt want to know What to DC tns yste% mo, Of
Broadway both sides from FoT.es TO
what putting down thus conduit ws have got
up tn TO eo .tS what viii BE- the s
tenn OF distribution
The Mayor emphstically declared that he would not
sarance that the putting down Of the conduit would DO
followed at once by removal of the poles and wires
from the line Of the conduit. Then followed long as
cusson, in which the Mayor. Commissioners Hess ana
Gibbens took part The Mayor held that II was oonsn"
take any step toward constructing subway, tnyoiv-
sng tearing the street and oostrnctng ,rave saS
Smphstically;
digging Of the street: to .Ta
gwen CIV s', us this work to do and ws should dol
Engineer Beckwith said that tho problem had been
solyed for the electric fgn wiros Inc opcc-
oa TO the plan proposed for these that was too
expensive. There was way In which 1t could DO DONE
s we SO and ss down tho
know that the plan will suce to get rid OF the
possible aoHDs that H. Be- Hori of
yea a1 electrical sIps5t' Do y'u say
q: 3; sns t.
.ep 10 a S hs conduit am dssiroas Of going on with
that si sSs be
from Fourteenth to ats whether Va to b.
Sy
let them pass things first aud submit them to u.s.
After some debate Mr. Gibbons withdrew his resolu-
tou to allow Mr. Cohen Of the Construction Company
% explain how the distribution would be effected Mr.
Mayor wanted to know II any OF them included s Oyer
tho MAYOR declared that unless the overhead
got rid Of the object for which the law was passed would
Mr. Gibbons said that he was in favor of giving the
companies the utmost latitude in the matter OF distrib
ton. In system of distribution was selected by
the companies he convinced that the Board could
order one that would be efficient Tho Mayor again
system was. Mr. GI6Ssn: said d that h.
ID gas mains He folio cd this by NOV
non Company to go with the work of building CON
iut In Broadway from Fourteenth 10 Thirty-iourth ST.
Tbs Mayor offered as an amendment:
Provided that shall be undertaken until the
GO COMPANY nss submitted to Board
ami overhead wires
This started the controversy again and the argument
ns steadily that nothing should be done which did
template the removal OF the poles Mr. Giobens had
and he apparently decided to tackle the Mayor He said
NAV permit wires overhead
bese and Win sess for
until understood that we are not to have poles and wires
the law the 10
Of overhead got into trouble.
who s.yo aqf a ssgs. bid Dh NOT Psf% 4os
Mayor Hewitt you should not criticise action
had great difficulty in getting rc'olu
Mr. Gb3ensYou were In favor Of granting the permit to
MAYOR Hewitt Did yOu vote for that, tool
Ma,or Hewitt--Then why do you crtcse what whom
you approve III don't approve AL you propose and you
GSsss nae nfeS and auyou
stated just now that under the control OF the Con
mayor as%txs DID that. TAINTED to know
Mr. GbbeusI 90 not pretend 10 be able to cope with you
Mayor Hewitt (colly lOh leave out the compliments
Mr. GibIens then asked that vote be taken. 1t was
taken the Mayors amendment. This was lost. the
Mayor alone voting for IT, Then Mt GibbeRss resolution
was passed. only the Mayor voting against It,
Park benjamin electrical expert vss asked to give
his opinion rules Of the Board In force When
finished the Mayor called his attention to the fact
that the real point which information bad been de-
sired overlooked by him. This to whether
anything cOul be done TO make the strng1ng OF
wires safe afford better protection TO fe Mr.
BENJAMIN admitted this and sail his attention had not
called II. but he could not see any desirable
change In the rules.
send the various paDes copies OF Mayor Hewitps
resolution relative to repairs adopted at the last meeting
the Board with the rules OF the Board printed on the
back The Mayor said that Mr. Giboens was as RESPONSE
bic as any resolution. he voted for It, He
,oud have amended by putting In clause about tho
Gibbons remarked thu Mayor had crossed
the law by providing that persons making repairs
should first procure permit adding that he was Sbie
"Wei" said the Mayor, have been going up all my
life. hut AIN not nigh as would like to be-"
A bystander-Does he mean the Presldencyi
Mr. Gibb-ns with faint smilsl-More power TO your
elbow.
The Board decided TO take up and settle the
peDding apple atoms for stngfng overhead wires IL
received petition aud prospectus from the Breeze
Grant Company, and the Mayor satircaly moved that
the subject be reerryd TO Mr. Gbbens for eSa%inaon
Charles q. Cornell as chief inspector.
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